The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

The kauFas delegation were a.
working for It's passage, except Fam
er Funston. The bill had been pig
eOn-holed In the house by q membe
{ from the South, but after the meet
ing Of the next Congress It woul'
undoubtedly be passed.
Hotel committee were doing gOOs
work. They had reduced the pric'
Of fires in hotels from Is cents &
nothing and from 50 TO . cents, and
were in other respects doing gOOC
work.
The press committee reported thai
they had made the Topeka Lane,
their official organ, and urged thai
il be taken by all travelling men, and
hotels. Harry w. Frost. editor Of
the Lance was present, and stated
his paper was made the official organ
Of the association at their meeting
In Wichita last year, ON condition
he should receive one hundred new
subscribers each year. but the assO-
citation had not lived up TO their
contract. The president urged that
ali travelling men subscribe for the
paper, 50 announcements made "a
members could be made in the
Lance.
The place for holding the next
state meeting was then taken up
and Mr.. Ober, as chairman Of Il COM
mittee appointed by the Salina
board Of trade, for that purpose. ex-
tended the association the hOspitali-
ties Of Salina II they would hold
their next meeting here. He said
a. n merchant, he had nothing but
kindly feelings for the travelling
man. He had been reasonably sue
cessful In business, and much Of that
suecess he attributed Ia the travel
ing men, a. through their influence
he had obtained information that
could come from no other source.
ON behalf Of the citizens, board of
trade, aud Of the business men, he
Invited the association to hold their
next annual meeting in Salina, and
he would rantee them IA good
time
Mayor Banks was called upon, and
said ne had nothing to add, but on
behalf Of the city government he
would urge the association To ac-
cept the invitation from Salina, and
everything that could be done to
make their meeting a pleasant one
ia Salina, would be done. The re-
Iharks OF Mr.. Ober aud Mayor Banks
were received with great enthusi-
G-m and amid shouts Of applause, a
IhOtiOn made by r. J. Haus and see
ended by J. A. Kinlball, was carried
unanimously that the invitation
lie accepted.
On behalf Of the association the
president thanked the Salina dele
cation for their kind invitation and
said he expected to see a large,
fine Post organized in Salina as they
cad a larger number Of resident cont
Eiercial men than any city in the
state, and declared that on the last
Friday and Saturday in next May
the Kansas Division Of the T. p. AS
would meet i'm Salina, at which time
delegates to the National Association
would be elected.
The Secretary then read a cOmmu-
nIcatiOn from the pastor to the Asso-
citation to attend divine services on
Sunday morning at the Presbyterian
church. The invitation was accept
ed and il was agreed to attend in a
body
10 being near noon, the election of
officers was postponed uutiI evening.
The motion to make the Secretary
aud Treasurer a nOu-saIaried Office
was lost.
Under new business 10 was ordered
that every city in the State having
fifteen or more resident travelling
men should organize a post, and the
President appointed the following
members To see to Il i'm their respect
i've towns:
Atchison-Fred WOrdenburg.
EmpOria-R. J. Haus.
Wichita-C. G. Goody.
TOpeka-T. J. Matthews.
Salina-James Kimball.
Fort ScOtt-tieO. =. Pond.
Wyandotte-L. T. Wagonseuer.
NewtOn-Ben Spitz.
The meeting then adjourned until
evening. The members were escort
ed to carriages, and after the noon
train arrived from the west, the pro-
eessiOn formed in line and proceeded
to South Park, which lays south Of
the city in the Chicago addition.
The drive IL a beautiful one, aud
threads its way in serpentine
course through groves % native tim
Der, crossing numerous bridges on
the way, and il indeed a very pictur-
esque place. A halt was called we'll
into the park underneath a grove Of
mammoth trees. where tables were
spread, bands playing, and clans
cooking, which had an exhilerating
effect on the crowd.
A very appropriate address Of well
come was delivered by Hon. w. =.
-tambaugh after the guests were
seated at the tables, which was re-
pOnded to by the President, T. J..
Matthews. Then a most elegant
dinner, of which a regular old time
Rhode Island clam bake was no
small part, was served by commit
lee of citizens headed by Mayor Rice.
Several hours were pleasantly spent
in the grove, when the carriages
were again called into service, and
Johns carriage works were visited,
and an extended drive through the
city was taken.
The evening session was called to
order at 1880. c. J. Haines, Of june
ton city, was elected Secretary and
GEORGE Palfrey, Vice President.
The following parties were chosen
IS ehairmen OF committees:
r 1 Matthews nf Emuoria rail